, 1887-02-17
Congress LabOring Hard but Ac
cOmplishing Little.
Claims Of Washington Territory
Chinese Sufferers.
All Three Per Cent. Bonds to be
Taken Up by July.

New YORK, Feb. 13.-The Brewer :
union met to-day. Members were
outspoken against the leaders OF dis
trict assembly 40, and said they could
not understand why the brewers, of all
grades had been ordered to help bolster
up a fOrlorn cause at the eleventh
hour, which 40 had vainly ordered
them TO do. Herbrandt, secretary of
the National Brewer union, expressed
belief that the strike had been woe-
fully mismanaged from the start, and
it was doomed to disastrous collapse
from It's inception. Brewers could
not strike, because they were earning
good wages, and would not risk those
advantages, besides breaking contract,
when the result would only be addi-
tions to the common loss. Resolu-
tions embodying these opinions were
adopted and this action was supple
mented by an official determination
that the brewers's organization should
withdraw its delegates from district 40,
that body. The beer drivers organization
at meeting in the same hall later in
the day took action identical with
that OF the Brewers union. Delegates
from all longshoremen's unions of
New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City
had convention this afternoon. The
men were in conference four hours,
and they decided not to return to work
save at forty cents per hour day
work and sixty cents per hour for
over time. One ship owner was pres
ent and agreed to set one hundred and
twenty-five men MT work at once at
forty and sixty cents pending per-
manent adjustment of prices, but with
an understanding that if general scale
became thirty-fve and forty-five cents,
his work should be then done by men
mt the same, rates. This proposition
was accepted. There was developed
strong undertone feeling against those
who had led men into the late fruitless
strike.
WAsHINGToN, February 15.-In the
senate Mitchell, of Oregon, offered a
preamble and resolution reciting the
provision of the Thurman funding
bill 20 the effect that if either of the
Pacific Railroad companies fail for six
months, to perform its requirements,
such failure shall operate as forfeiture
and directing the attorney-general to
advise the senate whether the Union
or Central Pacific company has, for
the period OF six months, or longer,
failed to perform the duty under that
law, and if so whether any proceed
IRE has been instituted by thof
acknowledgement for the purpose ol
ir1i.in1lxy n,,flp.,;,>., a., ,f fnl
rights, privileges, grants and franchises
Referred.
On motion of Cameron, the bill to
increase the naval establishment was
taken up yeas, 80, nays 15.
Butler moved to postpone the bill
and to take up for consideration the
house bill changing the time of meet
ing of the Legislative assembly o
Washington territory. Rejected, yeas
20, nays 81, and the senate proceeded
to the consideration OF the bill to in
crease the naval establishment.
Hale offered an amendment that if tho
speed of any OF the vessels shall ex
ceed twenty knots an hour, the con
tractors shall receive $4,000 fol
every additional quarter knot
and il it shall be less thar
twenty knots an hour, there shall
be deducted from the contract,
$4,000 for every quarter. knot be-
low twenty knots.
At2 clock under unfinished busi
ness Ead's Tehaunipec bill was taker
up for consideration.
Morgan offered an amendment pro-
viding that nothing in the act shall
be construed rs waiver of any right
which the United States may nov
have under treaty heretofore made
with Mexico. Adopted.
VanWyck offered an amcndmen
that no stock shall be issued unit
fully paid for in money at par value
and no bonds issued until the full
amount of stock has been subscribed
for and fifty per cent. Of it paid for
Van Wyck's amendment was modified
80 as to provide that no certificates o
stock shall be issued until the sam'
shall be fully paid for in money at IL
par value. That no bonds in excess o
the amount of capital paid in, shall b.
authorized or issued until such capita
shall amount to 10000 600, and that
no bonds shall be disposed of at les
than their par value. Pending actor
the bill went over until Thursday, ant
senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the house, Hammond, Of Georgia
submitted conference report on tn
anti-Mormon bill, and it was orderet
4 printed and laid over until Thursday
The house that went into the com